S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Organisations, companies and social enterprises signed agreements with the United Nations Development Programme, under project Business Call To Action, that should result in better life for 34 million people all over the world. The news was published on the site of the United Nations.<\/p>\n
Issued in 2008, the Business Call to Action is aimed at collaborating with the Millennium Development Goals providing incentives to companies and developing inclusive business models that may have commercial result and an impact on development. <\/p>\n
Among the companies which participate in the programme are Nokia (Finland), Ita\u00fa Unibanco and Sorridents (Brazil), Itochu and Unicharm (Japan), Hybrid Social Solutions (the Philippines), Novozymes (Denmark), Honey Care Africa (Kenya), Zoona (Zambia) and Waste Capital Partners (USA). The engagements were signed at the annual meeting of Business Call To Action, during the UN General Assembly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough innovative partnerships, targeted investments, and inclusive business models that respond to the needs of people in underserved communities, the private sector contributes to sustainable development\u201d, said Sigrid Kaag, Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator of the UN Development Programme.<\/p>\n
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